How to pass javascript url parameter in this script through html dom?

Question

I want to pass url parameter through html dom. This is the javascript i am using

<script>
function myFunction(url)
{
setTimeout(function(){window.location.assign(url)},4000);
}
</script>

HTML

<a href="#" onclick="myFunction(http://stackoverflow.com)"> Click here </a>

But its not working. How can i fix this situation ? Thanks for your answers.

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– DontVoteMeDown, Commented Jan 3, 2014 at 11:41

Adil · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03 11:35:10Z

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Use combination of single and double quotes, to pass the url as string literal. If the url is not enclosed in quotes it is considered as some variable and javascript could nod find that.

<a href="#" onclick="myFunction('http://stackoverflow.com')"> Click here </a>

answered Jan 3, 2014 at 11:35

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Wellington Zanelli · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03 11:40:05Z

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As @Adil says, you need to pass the argument as string to the function. In the way you are trying, the script is trying to recover the value of the http://stackoverflow.com variable.

answered Jan 3, 2014 at 11:40

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Mehran Hatami · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03 11:50:11Z

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what @Adil has said is true:

<a href="#" onclick="myFunction('http://stackoverflow.com')"> Click here </a>

but if you want to pass the url as a parameter do not forget to change your function like this:

function myFunction(url)
{
    setTimeout(function(){window.location.assign(encodeURIComponent(url)},4000);
}

answered Jan 3, 2014 at 11:50

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